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Yesterday’s Valentine’s Day plans were just like us, a quiet afternoon by the pool while the kiddos enjoyed some much-needed warmth.

I settled in poolside and cracked open a new spine, another find from our free Clubhouse Library. Not exactly what you would call a Valentine’s Day book, but alas, I am a mood reader and do not follow the calendar.

📖Such Big Dreams by Reema Patel · Literary Fiction

Abridged Publisher Synopsis:

23 year-old Rakhi Kumar is nobody’s fool. She lives alone in a Mumbai slum and works as a lowly office assistant while quietly navigating the lingering guilt of a childhood tragedy, the ambitions of those around her, and the demands of her job, all of which test her morality, loyalty, and determination to survive.

💭How about you…how did you spend your Valentine’s Day?

𝓧𝓞…

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September Reads

🔮FRANCINE'S SPECTACULAR CRASH AND BURN, @reneewritesnovels

💰FAGIN THE THIEF, @rapscallison

🎬THE SECOND LIFE OF MIRIELLE WEST, @amandaskenandore

💊WHO IS MAUD DIXON?, @alexandra.andrews.writer

💔WOMEN AND CHILDREN FIRST, Alina Grabowski

🚗GODS IN ALABAMA, @joshilyn_jackson

🌱WE ALL LIVE HERE, @jojomoyesofficial

📱JULIE CHAN IS DEAD, @theliannz

🎤HERE WE GO AGAIN, @alisoncochrun

📄SUCH BIG DREAMS, @reemapatelwriter

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☀️ My brain feels full of sunshine and books right now, so this felt like the perfect time to try the 5-4-3-2-1 challenge.

Here’s what I've been reading, loving, and stacking on my TBR.

Scrolling back through my summer photos for the backgrounds made it extra fun 🌿

Now I’m curious—do we share any of the same picks?

#bookstagram #54321challenge #bipocbookstagram #diversifybookstagram #readdiversebooks #diversespines

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June reads recap, thanks to @the.storygraph for the collage 🌞

Publisher for The Medici Curse: @scarletsuspense

#junereads #June #recap #junerecap #storygraph #storygrapher #storygraphstats #storygraphwrapup #reads #monthlyreads #monthlyrecap #booksta #bookstagram #bookstagrammers #bookstagrammer #bookstagramfeatures #audiobook #audiobooks #audiobookstagram #audiobooksofinstagram #kristinhannah #thewomen #thewomenkristinhannah #houseofglass #SarahPekkanen #TraceyLange #thespellshop #samanthacrewson #suchbigdreams #sarahbethdurst

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PART 2: Still so many more authors out there. On Canada's 158th birthday (Happy Canada Day 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦! ), a chance ot celebrate *some* of the many Canadian authors of South Asian origin. This is not even close to a complete list - just a small handful of the authors we can celebrate as having some ties here.

There are so many more talented POC writers to discover (Canadian and other nationalities).

#bookrecommendations #SouthAsianAuthors #Bookstagram #diversevoices #mustread2025
#southasiantrailblazers #goodreads #booksofinstagram #southasianreads #canlit #readmorebooks#booksofinstagram #bookish #southasianreads #canlit #readmorebooks #booksofinstagram #bookishcommunity #bookshelf #brownguyreading

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what does it take ?
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coming soon from rogue book club : SUCH BIG DREAMS ☁️🩷⭐️

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Happy Canada Book Day (part of Canada Book Week), and Happy World Book Day!

On Canada Book Day, I'm highlighting a handful of the amazing South Asian authors, with ties to Canada, who I admire - so many talented individuals and so many more that I hope to discover.

#BookRecommendations #Bookstagram #SouthAsianAuthors #DiverseVoices #MustRead2025 #brownreads #southasiantrailblazers #brownreads #goodreads #booksbooksbooks #canada #canlit #readinglist #booksofinstagram #bookworm #southasianreads
#booksoninstagram #southasianreads #SouthAsianTrailblazers #books #bookish #booksofinstagram #bookshelf #bookcommunity

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Are you a part of any book clubs?

I host three! One is with the lovely people of my neighborhood. Earlier this year we had the opportunity to have Reema Patel attend our book club meeting after reading Such Big Dreams. She was lovely and we had such an engaging discussion.

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Synopsis:

Rakhi is a 23 y/o haunted by the grisly aftermath of an incident that led to the loss of her best friend 11 yrs ago. Rakhi lives alone in a Mumbai slum, working as a lowly office assistant at Justice For All (“JFA”), a struggling human-rights law organization. Rakhi’s life isn’t much until Rubina Mansoor, a fading former Bollywood starlet, becomes a celebrity ambassador for JFA. Rubina demands an internship for Alex, a young family friend from Canada and Harvard-bound graduate student. Ambitious, persistent, and naïve, Alex persuades Rakhi to show him “the real” India. As old guilt and new aspirations collide, everything Rakhi once knew to be true is set ablaze. And as the stakes mount, she will come face-to-face with the difficult choices and moral compromises that people make in order to survive, no matter the cost.

Review:

This was an incredible read that looked at so many issues that still exist in India, and the world at large. The socio-economic differences in society, the world of nepotism, as well as the struggle at non-profits to do good while living in a capitalistic society. Rakhi is the perfect FMC - she’s bright, aware of her status in the Mumbai class system and is always looking for a leg up. At the same time, you really feel for her as she lives through the trauma of having been a child living on the streets. This book is fiction, but I could imagine it being true in so many places around the world. There is suspense, drama, and just an overall intriguing, page-turning story!

#suchbigdreams #bookstagram #bibliophile #instabook #booksofinstagram #bookaholic #readersofinstagram #bookphotography #booksbooksbooks #bookshelf #booklove #instabooks #bookcommunity #igreads #bookreview #booklovers #reader #booksofinsta #bookreviewer #currentreads #bookphotos #readersofinsta #bookishphotography #readerslife #instabooklovers

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💭 happy (or not so happy) wednesday! how’s your week been?

eid mubarak to anyone who celebrates! i’m not muslim but one of my neighbors is and she always makes us fresh baklava every year for the occasion, it’s always the highlight of my month because i’ve never had baklava that good anywhere else and i eat it almost weekly😅

anyway now that i’m sufficiently hungry, here’s a collection of books i’ve read or reread recently and love! some are still in progress so don’t spoil (i’m talking about circe)

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My favourite books of 2023 feature an unreliable narrator, a young girl with big dreams, and the backstory on why yoga poses are more than just twists and turns. 📚

Books have a way of grounding me to the present moment while allowing an escape from reality (or sometimes they cause me to reflect more deeply on reality and what my role may be). What were some of your favourite reads from the year?

#teaandbooks #books #bookreviews #bestbooks

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Thank you to all the stories (and the people who told them) that allowed me to learn, to feel, to get swept away, to journey into your lives and your minds, to form a kinship with your words. I appreciate you and I am grateful 🙏.

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✨#23for23 CHALLENGE✨

Part two! This is gonna be a big list because my TBR is… concerning. This will actually have to be split into another part, so look out for part three coming right after this.

✨ CURRENTLY READING ✨

WE DESERVE MONUMENTS by Jas Hammonds

✨ TBR ✨

THE ATTIC CHILD by Lola Jaye

RAYBEARER by Jordan Ifueko

DON’T CRY FOR ME by Daniel Black

THE KITE RUNNER by Khaled Hosseini

EVIL EYE by Etaf Rum

WHEN THE TIGER CAME DOWN THE MOUNTAIN by Nghi Vo

JULIET TAKES A BREATH by Gabby Rivera

THE DEATH OF VIVEK OJI by Akwaeke Emezi

BLACK CAKE by Charmaine Wilkerson

THE WATER DANCER by Ta-Nehisi Coates

SUCH BIG DREAMS by Reema Patel

RIVER SING ME HOME by Eleanor Shearer

BARRACOON by Zora Neale Hurston

RING SHOUT by P. Djeli Clark

THE GILDED ONES by Namina Forna

CRYING IN THE BATHROOM by Erika L. Sanchez

INSTRUCTIONS FOR DANCING by Nicola Yoon

THE HAUNTING OF HAJJI HOTAK AND OTHER STORIES by Jamil Jan Kochai

BEASTS OF PREY by Ayana Grey

THE DAWN OF YANGCHEN by F. C. Yee

LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE by Laura Esquivel

MIDNIGHT ROBBER by Nalo Hopkinson

LOVE IN THE TIME OF CHOLERA by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

SO MANY BEGINNINGS by Bethany C. Morrow

EVEN THOUGH I KNEW THE END by C. L. Polk (@clpolk)

IF YOU READ THIS by Kereen Getten (@kereengetten)

THE BEAUTIFUL ONES by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (@silviamg.author)

THE BALLAD OF BLACK TOM by Victor LaValle

EVERYTHING I NEVER TOLD YOU by Celeste Ng (@pronounced_ing)

THE FINAL REVIVAL OF OPAL & NEV by Dawnie Walton (@dawniewalton)

THE HACIENDA by Isabel Canas (@isabelcanas_)

BURN DOWN, RISE UP by Vincent Tirado (@v_e_tirado)

MY SISTER’S BIG FAT INDIAN WEDDING by Sajni Patel (@sajnipatelbooks)

CERTAIN DARK THINGS by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

LONE WOMEN by Victor LaValle

THE ONLY GOOD INDIANS by Stephen Graham Jones

WOMAN OF LIGHT by Kali Fajardo-Anstine (@kalimaja)

THE BALLAD OF PERILOUS GRAVES by Alex Jennings (@magicknegro)

THE LAST KARANKAWAS by Kimberly Garza (@kimrgarza)

If you’ve read any of these, please leave suggestions in the comments for what I should read next!

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